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12th October 2018
In an address at the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa’s (Seifsa’s) Presidential Breakfast on Friday, outgoing interim president Alph Ngapo expressed optimism that the political transition, which saw President Jacob Zuma replaced by President Cyril Ramaphosa earlier... →

By: Creamer Media Reporter 9th October 2018
Eskom Rotek Industries CEO Johnny Dladla, who served a short stint as the group's CEO in 2017, has resigned and will leave Eskom at the end of October to "pursue private business interests". The State-owned utility said in a statement that Dladla's successor would be announced in due course.... →

By: Reuters8th October 2018
President Cyril Ramaphosa's spokesperson said on Monday his office was not aware of Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene's request to be relieved of his duties after he admitted to visiting the Gupta brothers. The rand fell more than one percent when Business Day newspaper reported Nene had asked... →

By: News24Wire 3rd October 2018
President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that he is prepared to appear before Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo's judicial inquiry in to State Capture should he be asked to do so. Ramaphosa was replying to a question in Parliament. →

By: News24Wire 11th September 2018
The judicial commission of inquiry into state capture has been postponed until further notice, it announced on Tuesday. The hearings were expected to resume on Wednesday with the testimony of former minister of public enterprises Barbara Hogan. The commission's chair, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond... →

By: African News Agency 28th August 2018
Ajay Gupta revealed top secret information regarding state-owned arms manufacturer Denel during a meeting at the family's Saxonwold compound, former African National Congress (ANC) parliamentarian Vytjie Mentor testified at the state capture commission of inquiry on Tuesday. This was a meeting... →

By: Terence Creamer20th August 2018
A surge in irregular expenditure to over R8-billion triggered a qualification of Transnet’s 2018 financial results, all but eclipsing an otherwise strong financial and operational performance by the State-owned group. The irregular expenditure related primarily to procurement undertaken by... →

By: News24Wire 20th August 2018
Two of the finance ministers who Jacob Zuma fired during his time as South Africa's president are expected to testify at the State capture commission of inquiry. Head of legal services, Paul Pretorius SC, told the commission that current Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and current... →

By: African News Agency 20th August 2018
The chairperson of the commission of inquiry probing allegations of corruption and State capture, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo on Monday appealed to South Africans to come forward with any information and evidence they think might help the commission in its investigation. Zondo opened the... →

By: African News Agency 20th August 2018
The judicial commission of inquiry into alleged capture of the South African State and its entities, referred to as ''State capture'', is set to begin on Monday in Johannesburg. At the centre of the hearings are the fugitive Gupta family, who have since left the country as allegations of... →

By: News24Wire 27th July 2018
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has announced that the judicial commission of inquiry into allegations of State Capture will officially begin on August 20. Zondo made the announcement at a media briefing in Johannesburg on Friday. Earlier this week, Zondo welcomed a decision by the North... →

By: Reuters24th May 2018
An inquiry into allegations of influence peddling revolving around former president Jacob Zuma and businessman friends of his will begin formal public hearings in August and could take two years or more, the head of the commission said on Thursday. The allegations around Zuma, forced from office... →

By: Terence Creamer23rd May 2018
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the composition of the Presidential State-owned Enterprise (SoE) Council, whose establishment has been approved by Cabinet, will be split between Ministers, as well as business people, experts and stakeholders. Speaking in Parliament during the debate... →

By: African News Agency 23rd March 2018
President Cyril Ramaphosa's office said on Friday he has amended the rules of the commission of inquiry into state capture to make testimony before it admissible in criminal proceedings, with the exception of where a witness may incriminate him or herself. The amendment to regulation 8(2) of the... →

By: African News Agency 7th March 2018
Chair of State capture commission of inquiry Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo on Wednesday announced key appointments to the inquiry, which included former auditor general Terence Nombembe. Nombembe, who is now chief executive of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants, will head a... →

By: Simone Liedtke16th February 2018
Law firm Werksmans Attorneys on Friday said it was surprised at State-owned Transnet board's attempt to absolve anyone of wrongdoing when its report into alleged fraud related to the procurement of 1 064 locomotives, had concluded that, not only should Transnet institute appropriate disciplinary... →

By: African News Agency 16th February 2018
South African state entity, Transnet, said on Thursday that it would not be taking any disciplinary action at this stage or suspending any officials implicated in the 1064 locomotives scandal due to the inconclusive nature of the forensic report. Transnet last year appointed Werksmans Attorneys... →

By: News24Wire 9th February 2018
President Jacob Zuma released the regulations for the judicial commission of inquiry into State capture, said Justice Minister Michael Masutha. Masutha announced on Friday that Zuma's regulations have been published in the Government Gazette on February 9. →

By: News24Wire 8th February 2018
African National Congress (ANC) president Cyril Ramaphosa has told the party's Parliamentary caucus that immunity from prosecution for President Jacob Zuma is not part of their "transition" discussions. He also assured the MPs that the talks would be concluded in a "day or two". →

By: Creamer Media Reporter 26th January 2018
The Chamber of Mines (CoM) has welcomed the publication of the much-anticipated terms of reference for the State capture inquiry. The terms, published earlier this week, enabled Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo to start the Commission of Inquiry into State capture, which is expected to take 180... →

By: African News Agency 25th January 2018
South Africa Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday described the pending commission of inquiry into State capture as a "huge plus", as "we are now going to go to the depths of what corruption has been taking place in our State-owned enterprises". Ramaphosa was speaking during a press... →

By: News24Wire 25th January 2018
President Jacob Zuma wants the State capture commission of inquiry to investigate all forms of government corruption, including allegations against him, his Cabinet ministers, the Gupta family and State-owned entities. In the terms of reference seen by News24, Zuma says the commission must... →

By: News24Wire 24th January 2018
The Department of Justice, and not the Presidency, will release the terms of reference for the much-awaited commission of inquiry into State capture, the Presidency said on Tuesday. However, the Presidency did not say when, but stated it would be "soon". →

By: News24Wire 23rd January 2018
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, who will chair the commission of inquiry into allegations of State capture, says he is ready to get going, but still needs to receive the terms of reference from President Jacob Zuma. During a press briefing in Midrand on Tuesday, Justice Zondo told reporters... →

By: News24Wire 23rd January 2018
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo is expected to reveal further details of the commission of inquiry into allegations of State capture at a briefing in Midrand on Tuesday as the State takes steps against some of the people implicated in the claims. On January 9 this year President Jacob Zuma... →

By: Megan van Wyngaardt10th January 2018
South African business and industry on Wednesday lauded the appointment of Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo to head the commission of inquiry into State capture. This followed President Jacob Zuma's decision on Tuesday to appoint a commission of inquiry following an order issued by the North... →

By: Megan van Wyngaardt21st December 2016
Eskom on Wednesday welcomed the decision by the Constitutional Court to dismiss the application by nuclear services provider Westinghouse to review the award of the tender for the replacement of the six steam generators at the Koeberg power station, in Cape Town. Eskom had, in June 2012, called... →

By: Terence Creamer28th March 2013
The long-running iron-ore dispute between ArcelorMittal South Africa (Mittal) and Kumba Iron Ore took a step towards resolution on Thursday, when the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) dismissed an appeal by Imperial Crown Trading 289 (ICT) and the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) against a 2011... →